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- kidego365, on 07/03/2009, -0/+46Finally, someone not willing to sugar coat the weirdness of MJ's life. Quincy is always willing to shoot straight! This is the man that had a big part into making MJ the great artist he was.
- heretrix, on 07/03/2009, -1/+27I'm digging up this story because it's probably the most honest ***** I've heard anyone say about MJ since he died. Man he didn't hold back. It's a cool read.
- ClevelandBrown, on 07/03/2009, -0/+24Rashida Jones is pretty hot.
- pmwhitlock, on 07/03/2009, -1/+21Quincy Jones is the ***** man.
- raminix, on 07/03/2009, -1/+19That's probably the first honest interview anyone has given about him so far. Despite all of the success, fame, fortune and everything else his musical genius brought him, you know he (MJ) had to have been one hell of a tortured soul.
- AndrewDB, on 07/03/2009, -2/+19I love that picture of Quincy Jones, with the Thriller records behind him.
It just goes to show what an amazing album that was.
Rest in Peace MJ, and thank you for the dancing, music, and entertainment you brought us for all those years. - diggdat, on 07/03/2009, -1/+18I enjoyed the frank responses of QJ. They were very matter of fact, un-sanitized answers.
Good interview. - dafragsta, on 07/03/2009, -1/+16Q: But it must've been so disturbing to see Michael's face turn into what it turned into.
A: It's ridiculous, man! Chemical peels and all of it. And I don't understand it. But he obviously didn't want to be black
Q: Is that what it was?
A: Well, what do you think? You see his kids?
Daaaaaayuuum! - ssj2119, on 07/03/2009, -1/+13Realest interview ever
- JasonHaley, on 07/03/2009, -0/+9Before you bury me let me show you some proof in what I'm saying. Sorry but Vitiligo is a well known disease and doing a "chemical peel" to reduce its effects is normal. It's Quincy whose full of b.s just reesearch it yourself:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitiligo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6xJlyJgfS8 - silver26, on 07/03/2009, -0/+8Quincy Jones is a genius, but Jackson wrote Billie Jean and Beat it ... so it's not like he was just a singer.
- jdames1980, on 07/03/2009, -1/+9He was very honest with his answers, but didn't come across as being mean at all about Michael's strangeness.
- norick, on 07/03/2009, -3/+11Quincy Jones was the real musical genius behind MJ best records.
- kyle212, on 07/03/2009, -1/+9Wow Quincy Jones is a genius, while being cool.
- AndrewDB, on 07/03/2009, -1/+9Michael Jackson was also a musical genius, he wrote A LOT of the songs on his albums.
- winstonc, on 07/03/2009, -0/+7I find his comment about MJ's kids particularly interesting. He says, "But he obviously didn't want to be black.... You see his kids?"
But have you seen Quincy Jones's kids? - Mujokan, on 07/03/2009, -2/+6First interesting thing I've read about this.
- mywhitenoise, on 07/03/2009, -0/+4"mildly retarded"? The man is a ***** genius. One of the best (if not, THE best) musician/composers out there. I'd cut my right ball off to just have 1% of his creativity.
- AndrewDB, on 07/03/2009, -0/+4http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Songs_writte ...
Michael Jackson wrote a lot more than you give him credit for. - BinaryFragger, on 07/03/2009, -0/+3You know, it's not that difficult to simply NOT read the article...
- bboyjkang, on 07/03/2009, -0/+3"Rashida Jones is pretty hot"
just "pretty hot"?
I think she's INSANELY hot - danwallace, on 07/03/2009, -0/+3I had no idea Karen from The Office was Quincy Jones' daughter.
- pygmy, on 07/05/2009, -0/+3Funfact:
Quincy Jones did not want "Billie Jean" to appear on Thriller; he felt that the song was too weak to be part of the collection. -wikipedia - bightchee, on 07/03/2009, -2/+4Don't look at Quincy Jones. Quincy Jones ain't gonna help you!
- shmike, on 07/03/2009, -0/+2here here. Quincy is a great speaker & a very smart guy. I was hoping this would be a video. It's worth buying the special edition of Thriller to hear him break the recording down.
- dmcbride6, on 07/03/2009, -0/+2He spoke at the University of Washington commencement last year. He is a pretty funny dude...That, and watching the girlfriend graduate, were the only good things about the commencement ;)
Here's a small clippet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJnqeFe02Wk
I wish I could find the full thing - he is a fantastic speaker and his speech went for near 2 hours (maybe not 2...but it was freakin LONG) - danwallace, on 07/03/2009, -0/+2Always a class act. Awwwwww yea.
- Senturion, on 07/03/2009, -1/+2Fantastic interview, Quincy is the man. No BS, no spin.
It must have been hard to see someone you cared about deteriorate like that before your eyes, but you can tell there is still a lot of love there. - jazzmess, on 07/03/2009, -0/+1Awesome if true. Hell, who am I kidding, awesome if you made it up, too.
- rstarr, on 07/03/2009, -0/+1Do I LOOK like Charlie Brown to you?
- cyke777, on 07/05/2009, -0/+1"MJ was the real musical genius behind MJ's best records."
Fixed. - mywhitenoise, on 07/03/2009, -0/+1Michael drummed on Beat It as well.
- AntP1, on 07/04/2009, -0/+1one musical legend talking about his interactions with another, what a great interview. This is the best piece I've seen in regards to MJs death.
- cyke777, on 07/04/2009, -0/+1This is silly. He might've been a good composer/producer but that doesn't mean every opinion of his is truth. Vitiligo doesn't exist because Quincy Jones doesn't "believe in it"?
During MJ's trial Quincy Jones said that he only knew Michael Jackson professionally, through music, and now that he's dead, their "souls are joined".
Sounds like just some guy who stopped being relevant when MJ dumped him in the 80s, and is looking for his 15 minutes again. - mywhitenoise, on 07/03/2009, -0/+1I never knew Vitiligo spread that much, I always assumed Jackson was lying and only covered it up by bleaching his skin. Guess he was telling the truth.
- supermanred, on 07/04/2009, -1/+1BOO to multi-part web sites that dont have to be. I always turn off after reading the first page.
- gkiltz, on 07/04/2009, -0/+0He does not really comment on the plastic surgery!
That is where we all got the "vibe" that it was starting to unravel!
Be honest, his brother Jermain may not be male model material, but he is better looking than most people!
If Michael had not had all of that plastic surgery, he and Jermain would probably look very much alike! - Spacejack, on 07/03/2009, -0/+0Ahem. Regardless of whether MJ was guilty of touching up those boys, pedophilia has ALWAYS been socially acceptable among the rich. Hell, it's almost an obligation.
- inactive, on 07/03/2009, -1/+1"went to Shanghai for the movie festival over there—I took Halle Berry—"
Still a pimp at his age! - strela1, on 07/19/2009, -0/+0If it seemed to long to you, then he is not sucha a good speaker.
- jrm125, on 07/03/2009, -4/+4Listening to my Thriller record...that's a memory.
- MrZaiko, on 07/03/2009, -1/+1You cant ***** Quincy Jones!
- soulpatch, on 07/03/2009, -4/+2great interview. this is what i come to digg for. thank you.
- swinefever, on 07/03/2009, -3/+1What about the "No squeaks *****!" He doesn't seem to mention that..........
Quincy Jones gets the best of out Jacko
Lord Delawdy writes:
"A friend of mine was in Los Angeles 79 thru 87. Michael Jackson had had a huge hit with Off The Wall, and was recording the follow up.
"The sessions were arranged for a very late start, and, after a night on the town, my mate popped around to the studio to see the producer.
"He got into the control room to find that everyone's attention was fixed on the glass window. On the other side, Quincy Jones was kicking a pile of rags on the floor while shouting "Silent, you *****! I said NO SQUEAKS!"
"It turned out the pile of rags was a gibbering Michael Jackson. They were recording a new song called Billie Jean, and Michael had decided to fill every gap with his trademark whoops, clicks and squeaks. Quincy, however, had decided that the track would be pared down.
"After several hours of trying to get the singer to do what he wanted, and having consumed large quantities of 'ragedust', Jones had finally snapped and attacked the poor freak. Needless to say, after the outburst, MJ sang the song how he was told to, and the rest is history." - specialK16, on 07/03/2009, -5/+2And thank you for making pedophilia socially acceptable among the rich.
- enozten, on 07/03/2009, -4/+1very real, very sincere.. in his love for michael and his disapproval of his idiosyncrasies, and his pride about how well his daughter turned out.
seems like this was the one moral and upstanding support in MJ's life. too bad he didn't play a bigger role in keeping the snakes away, there's a nice metaphor in there somewhere. - TheWacoKid, on 07/03/2009, -4/+1spam
- Drepon, on 07/03/2009, -5/+0The article doesn't read like he is a great speaker to me. It sounds like he is mildly retarded. At least he acknowledged how ***** weird Jackson was though.
- cuoops, on 07/03/2009, -7/+2LOL...Bubbles bit his daughter's hand.
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